“In many schools today, the phrase "computer-aided instruction" means making the computer teach the child. One might say the computer is being used to program the child. In my vision, the child programs the computer and, in doing so, both acquires a sense of mastery over a piece of the most modern and powerful technology and establishes an intimate contact with some of the deepest ideas from science, from mathematics, and from the art of intellectual model building.”
Source: Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas
“New Rule: Don't name your kid after a ballpark. Cubs fans Paul and Teri Fields have named their newborn son Wrigley. Wrigley Fields. A child is supposed to be an independent individual, not a means of touting your own personal hobbies. At least that's what I've always taught my kids, Panama Red and Jacuzzi.”
Source: The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
“John and I noticed that whenever we talked about our children Wystan reached for his cats.”
“I use Fiction to face Reality And write sweet Stories to avoid the bitter ones.”
Source: Kay Kay, My Super Hero Koala Bear!
“- حبيبتي أنا معك... أنا لك... أما أولادنا فلأنفسهم ولأزواجهم... غداً ترحل نديمة ثم فاتن ثم الأولاد كل بدوره ونبقى أنا وأنت. نحن الأصل.. نحن الجذور.. ألسنا نحن من كوّن هذه الأسرة ؟”
Source: شال حرير في مهب الريح
“If you want to enjoy the mountains, you must have the courage to fall and rise again.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Never had she let herself go in this way with another body, and never had another body let itself go with her in this way. Her lover could play with her belly, but he had never lived in there; he could touch her breast, but he never drunk from it.”
“As the adults, we are the ones who set the stage for vitality, love, or disharmony in the home. We set ourselves up for one or the other, and our children take their cues from us.”
“We should all look out for cobblers who might have been great generals. Which means focusing on introverted children, whose talents are too often stifled, whether at home, at school, or on the playground.”
Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“Never underestimate children... They can experience the same horrors as the rest of us without knowing any different.”
Source: Enchanted Forest